Administrative support clerk vs administrative aide

The differences between administrative support clerks and administrative aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an administrative support clerk and an administrative aide. Additionally, an administrative aide has an average salary of $38,714, which is higher than the $34,217 average annual salary of an administrative support clerk.

The top three skills for an administrative support clerk include data entry, customer service and office procedures. The most important skills for an administrative aide are customer service, word processing, and proofreading.

Administrative support clerk vs administrative aide overview

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Aide
Yearly salary	$34,217	$38,714
Hourly rate	$16.45	$18.61
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	182,239	96,883
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	47	50
Years of experience	2	2

Administrative support clerk vs administrative aide salary

Administrative support clerks and administrative aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Aide
Average salary	$34,217	$38,714
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $43,000	Between $30,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	Portland, OR	Windsor, CT
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Connecticut
Best paying company	United States Courts	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	Government	Utilities

Differences between administrative support clerk and administrative aide education

There are a few differences between an administrative support clerk and an administrative aide in terms of educational background:

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Aide
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Western Carolina University

Administrative support clerk vs administrative aide demographics

Here are the differences between administrative support clerks' and administrative aides' demographics:

	Administrative Support Clerk	Administrative Aide
Average age	47	50
Gender ratio	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%	Male, 22.0% Female, 78.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 7.4% White, 54.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between administrative support clerk and administrative aide duties and responsibilities

Administrative support clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Create bulletin board messages and presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint.
Generate reports and assist with PowerPoint presentations for senior executives.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Answer phones with the ability to provide accurate information and education on the communicability and disease process of tuberculosis.

Administrative aide example responsibilities.

Support medical doctors, manage sensitive and confidential records pertaining to high risk patients with emphasis on accuracy.
Job costing (normal), A/R.
Design charts for GBR-P and UEWR manuals using Powerpoint for the radar group.
Reconcile A/R and A/P; contact vendors and customers to resolve account discrepancies.
Design and prepare PowerPoint presentations.
Process payroll for the department maintaining accuracy on all documentation.

Administrative support clerk vs administrative aide skills

Common administrative support clerk skills

Data Entry, 21%
Customer Service, 11%
Office Procedures, 9%
Payroll, 8%
Word Processing, 5%
Administrative Tasks, 4%

Common administrative aide skills

Customer Service, 15%
Word Processing, 14%
Proofreading, 13%
Data Entry, 10%
Clerical Support, 6%
Database Management, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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